{"id":8882,"date":"2018-02-12T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T10:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/shipip\/?p=8882"},"modified":"2018-02-12T10:44:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T10:44:27","slug":"uscg-activating-vessel-response-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/uscg-activating-vessel-response-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"USCG &#8211; Activating a Vessel Response Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Activating a Vessel Response Plan<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01\/23\/2018 02:15 PM EST<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The following information is provided to clarify activation of a vessel response plan (VRP), and<\/div>\n<div>when and how deviation from listed response resources may occur.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>An increasing number of responses in which VRPs have been used, have resulted in confusion as<\/div>\n<div>to what action taken activates a VRP. Activation is not defined in 33 CFR Part 155.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When a Coast Guard FOSC is told that a VRP has been activated, the assumption is that certain resources identified in the plan have been consulted or mobilized. Once a VRP is activated, the resources identified in the plan must be used unless a deviation is approved by the FOSC.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The implications of VRP activation are significant and a clear understanding of what action activates a VRP is<\/div>\n<div>essential. Failure to activate a plan quickly or failure to use pre-contracted resources can result in<\/div>\n<div>delayed response and exacerbate potential environmental damages.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A VRP must be activated once the vessel\u2019s Master has determined on board resources and<\/div>\n<div>personnel cannot meet the needs of an actual or potential incident. VRP activation occurs when<\/div>\n<div>the person in charge of the vessel contacts the Qualified Individual (QI) identified in the VRP.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The QI and alternate QI are defined in regulation as having the authority to mobilize resources<\/div>\n<div>and consultative services identified in the VRP and to act as the liaison with the FOSC.<\/div>\n<div>Contacting the QI and\/or alternate QI activates the VRP.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The QI then assess the situation through consultative services and mobilizes response resources identified in the VRP if the incident<\/div>\n<div>requires.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Download Full bulletin<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>[wpdm_package id=&#8217;8887&#8242;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activating a Vessel Response Plan U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01\/23\/2018 02:15 PM EST The following information is provided to clarify activation of a vessel response plan (VRP), and when and how deviation from listed response resources may occur. An increasing number of responses in which VRPs have been used, have resulted in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,67,33],"tags":[66,68],"class_list":["post-8882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uscg","category-vessel-response-plan","category-vrp","tag-uscg","tag-vrp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developmenttask.com\/ShipIpLtd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}